Olympus E-3 vs Olympus Tough-3000

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-3 vs Olympus Tough-3000, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both are designed by Olympus. The resolution of the E-3 (10MP) and the Tough-3000 (12MP) is fairly close but the E-3 (Four Thirds) and Tough-3000 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The E-3 was introduced 22 months before the Tough-3000 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-3 scores versus the Tough-3000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-3 & Olympus Stylus Tough-3000. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-3 has got outer measurements of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) and the Olympus Tough-3000 has dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-3 vs Olympus Tough-3000 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-3 and the Tough-3000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-3 and Tough-3000 is 56 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching specs. The visual below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-3 and Tough-3000.

All in all, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-3 using its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus Tough-3000 will provide you with extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older E-3 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.